Deep in the woods of a small, Pennsylvania town, 50 or so vintage streetcars are slowly falling to ruin.
They’re here! They’re here!
At a press briefing today, D.C. officials sounded confident that despite the many moving parts they have to contend with, streetcars will roll on H Street NE next year.
The D.C. Department of Transportation wants to roll back the clock by purchasing and renovating historic streetcars for the line along H Street NE.
Councilmember Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3) wants the city to do something to prevent cyclists from riding into the streetcar tracks along H Street NE.
Like Mayor Vince Gray’s slogan or not, the H Street NE streetcar will be known as the “One City Line.”
Still trying to conjure up images of what the new D.C. streetcars on H Street NE will look like? Conjure no more—the D.C. Department of Transportation produced two video simulations of the streetcars in operation.
This week, the D.C. Department of Transportation tested its first three streetcars and signed a contract to buy two more.
As part of his 2013 budget, Mayor Vince Gray has proposed a number of transit-related initiatives—including a 50-cent surcharge on all taxicab rides, more speed cameras and more efficient parking enforcement officers.
DDOT is studying what to do with M Street SW/SE as the Southwest Waterfront and Navy Yard become more populated. Longtime residents are worried about their parking spaces.
